[Livia]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I don't think testing to prolong human life is quite the same as testing to improve the conditions of the current human lifespan tbh. I agree we are overpopulated, but finding a cure for autism is not going to change that.

I also kind of see humans as parasites. Like they say in the matrix film , its always stuck with me. 'Infect' an area, kill it then move on. But we have nowhere to move on to now, so once we kill the world, thats it, and entirely our own doing.

Why do we need to test on animals to find a cure for autism? The physiology isn't the same, the brain isn't the same. We don't really know how the human brain works, but we're willing to put animals with entirely different biological makeup through torturous tests? If scientists were forced to test in a different way, they would. And who checks the animals' welfare? Who checks how many animals are being used? How can people love their pets but be completely unfeeling towards animals in experiments?

Couldn't agree with your final paragraph more.